Eight Questions to Ask Any AI Vendor, Including Yourself If You Build It

Every AI tool that reaches your desk arrives with a sponsor who already wants it. Kolena CEO Mohamed Elgendy walks through the eight questions that belong in any AI vendor review, and answers all eight about Kolena on the record. Then take the list and use it on us.

01Data residency

05SOC 2 Type II and subprocessors

02Training policy

06Hallucination as a measured error rate

03Retention you control

07Who revalidates when the model changes

04Access and audit trail

08What an API build costs after v1

Mohamed Elgendy

CEO and Co-founder, Kolena

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Real estate firms, insurers, banks, and financial institutions cut turnaround times by 95%+ with Kolena's AI-powered document automation.

Kolena reduced our UCC filing review labor by 96% and cut funding turnaround time from five days to just a few hours.

Terrie Hyland

VP of Operations · Milestone Bank

Kolena is transforming how we handle time-consuming workflows. Consolidating many processes into one automation has been a massive improvement. The Kolena team has been incredibly responsive and developed tools that help us meet our goals.

Kevin Kim

Director of Client Engagement · Paragon Loan Advisors

Kolena's AI platform saved our team about four hours per lease—nearly $100,000 in efficiency gains. It made analyzing key provisions and verifying terms across 58 leases fast and effortless. A tremendous time-saver.

Kristin Walker

Senior Vice President, Real Estate Counsel · Essential Properties Realty Trust

Kolena has become a key part of our due diligence and investment memo process, helping us reduce manual effort and improve consistency across reports. Its customizable templates align with our standards and make outputs uniform with minimal edits.

Matthew Mayer

VP Due Diligence · SFA Partners

Kolena improves our compliance reviews by catching detailed regulatory issues critical for housing compliance. It validates complex forms, cross-references multiple documents, and gives us confidence that nothing slips through the cracks.

Agnes Tsui

Director of Compliance · EAH Housing